For those who constantly beat themselves up for not being further along in their faith or those feeling like a disappointment to God & for everyone else this message is for you!

Not death by a 1000 cuts, but death by a 1000 distractions!

"If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." C.S. Lewis

Is this all there is? If this is how you feel in life or even in your walk with Jesus, you are not alone & the answer to your question is all over scripture!

Headed the wrong direction, disappointed, down & out, confused, broken, afraid, & feeling like it's over or feeling like what a waste. We have all been there. But Jesus Christ in His great grace meets us where we are & turns everything around!

Jesus has risen in power & glory & is reaching in grace to you!

"If you don't know what it means, you can't know why it matters"!

Follower of Christ, you may be under attack, but you under the Lord's protection! You may be in trouble & feeling overwhelmed, but you are secure in His hand!

Truly life & death are in the power of the tongue (Prov.18:21) & we have all experienced the building up & the tearing down of a word spoken! But there is a greater Word we must hear, receive, & deliver to others.

Are we, as a Church, bearing the burdens of others like Jesus or multiplying their burdens like the religious elite?